Cuff tacker attachment



April 10, 1951 F. c. STEIN CUF'F TACKER ATTACHMENT Filed July 20, 1948 Fred 6. Stein INVENTOR.

Mgg. Md

Patented Apr. 10, 17.951

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE cUFF TACKER ATTACHMENT Fred c. stein, Warsaw, 1nd.

Application July 20, 1948, Serial N o. 39,629

1 Claim. l

This invention relates to a novel attachment for a stapler especially designed to fasten the cuff of trousers with relative ease.

The primary object of this invention is to eliminate the conventional method of sewing cuifs on trousers by needle and thread and replacing such method with a novel stapler technique.

Yet another object of this invention is to provide a cuit tacker attachment for a stapler having an elongated needle and spaced grooves in the needle, which needle can be inserted between the two layers of cloth comprising the upturned trousers cuif. In such a manner, the trousers can be secured by means of staples to the culi in such a manner that the staples may not be viewed from the outside.

These, together with various ancillary objects and features of the invention which will later become apparent as the following description proceeds, are attained by the device, a preferred embodiment of which has been illustrated by way of example only in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a conventional stapler with the attachment of the instant invention applied thereto;

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the attachment of the instant invention removed from the stapler;

Figure 3 is a perspective, partly diagrammatic, view of the stapler and associated attachment as applied to a trouser cuiT and Figure 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of the trouser and cuff shown in Figure 3 illustrating the manner in which the cuff is secured to the trouser.

Specific reference is now made to the drawings. In the several views in the accompanying drawings and in the following specification reference characters indicate corresponding elements throughout.

Indicated generally at III is a conventional stapler having a staple delivering jaw I2 and a base member I4. The base member I 4 is provided with a pair of aligned apertures I6 at its forward end.

The attachment of the instant invention consists essentially of a substantially rectangular channel member I8 having a pair of aligned apertures and 22 in the side members 24 and 26, respectively, thereof. A pin 28 extending through the apertures 20, 22 and I6 secures the device on the base member I4 of the stapler. Secured to the front end of the channel member I8 is an arcuate member 30, which is preferably in the form of a flat plate lying in the same plane with the channel member I8 and inclined at an angle therefrom which has a rounded edge 32 at the end thereof.

The end 32 of the arcuate member 30 is secured to an elongated needle 34 which, as clearly shown in the gures, is perpendicularly disposed relative to the channel member I8. The needle 34 tegral with said arcuate is additionally provided with a pair of spaced, elongated grooves 36 for receiving the ends of a staple delivered by the stapler whereby the ends are bent or upturned.

As shown more clearly in Figure 3, the needle 34 is inserted through layer 40 so as to lie between the two layers 38 and 4I) of the cuff while the jaw I2 grips the trouser leg 42 and the base member I 4 of the stapler grips the layer 40 of the cuff. Upon closing the stapler a staple 44 passes through the trouser leg 42 and then through the layer of the cuff 38 where the legs of the staple 44 impinge upon the grooves 36, are bent thereby, and consequently secure the trouser leg 42 to the cuff layer 38 as shown more clearly in Figure 4. It will, of course, be understood that slight play is allowed by the mounting on the pin 28 to permit the cloth to pass between the attachment and the base of the stapler. It will of course be understood by those skilled in the art that the needle 34 may be inserted through the layers 38 and 42 so as to lie between the two layers 38 and 40 of the cuff by having the needle penetrate the trouser leg 42 instead of the layer 40 of the cuff to avoid leaving any hole in the layer 40. In this application, the jaw I2 will grip the layer 40 while the base member I4 of the stapler will grip the trouser leg 42 on the inside thereof and reversely of the showing in Figure 3.

In view of the foregoing description taken in conjunction with the vaccompanying drawings it is believed that a clear understanding of the device will be quite apparent to those skilled in this art. A more detailed description is accordingly deemed unnecessary.

It is to be understood, however, that even though there is herein shown and described a preferred embodiment of the invention the same is susceptible to certain changes fully comprehended by the spirit of the invention as herein described and the scope of the appended claim.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

A cuir tacker attachment for a stapler comprisng an anvil including an elongated channel member, means for securing said channel member to a base of the stapler, an arcuate at plate integral with and outwardly inclined from said channel member, and an elongated needle inplate and disposed perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis of said channel member, said needle including spaced clinching grooves.

FRED C. STEIN.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the le of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,308,327 Blumenthal July 1, 1919 2,069,601 Curtiss Feb. 2, 1937 

